What is LONI MICHAEL D ABBIATTI Associate Commissioner
What is LONI? MICHAEL D. ABBIATTI Associate Commissioner Information and Learning Technology Louisiana Board of Regents
Louisiana Optical Network Initiative Technical infrastructure to include connection to the National Lambda. Rail Economic Development engine Change agent
Technical Infrastructure National Lambda. Rail node Optical network resource Grid computing resource Evolving “skinware” resource
Research Institutions LSU A&M Southern Baton Rouge U Louisiana Lafayette U New Orleans LSU Health Science Center N. O. LSU Health Science Center S’port Louisiana TECH Tulane
LSU Health Science Center @ 20 Gbps La Tech University @ 40 Gbps Southern University @ 40 Gbps Louisiana State University @ 40 Gbps University of LA, Lafayette @ 60 Gbps Tulane University @ 40 Gbps University of New Orleans @ 40 Gbps LSU Health Science Center @ 20 Gbps
Shreveport LSU HSC Arcadia 60 miles La Tech 36 miles 58 miles Tallulah Monroe 35 miles 60 miles Vicksburg 25 miles Jackson 50 miles LSU to La Tech Western DWDM Linear Network 39 miles Coushatta LSU to Jackson to La Tech Eastern DWDM Linear Network 50 miles Mendenhall 40 miles Derry Tylertown Greensburg 50 miles 51 miles 39 miles 42 miles Seminary Alexandria NLR BR Southern 50 miles 6. 4 miles Landry Garyville 10 miles UNO 49. 5 miles 49. 4 miles 50 miles 31 miles ULL 59 miles Port Barre Baton Rouge/New Orleans DWDM Ring 41. 3 miles LSU LSU 44 miles Gramercy 11/25/2020 Physical Topology 7. 5 miles 4. 5 miles Tulane LSUHSC NO
Economic Development Research opportunities Spin-off opportunities Minimize lost opportunity costs Positioning for the global economy
Change Agent. . Transition from…. . The geographic delta was formed by shifts in the speed and direction of the Mississippi River. New, extremely fertile land was deposited as the river responded to geographic barriers – seeking the most direct route to the Gulf of Mexico.
Change Agent Transition to…… Today's economic delta is being formed by market forces that dictate the flow of a rising tide of information. This “river” of facts and figures changes course by the nanosecond, carving out “islands of opportunity”.
Transitional Convergence The geographic Mississippi Delta was transformed by low tech and hand power. The economic Mississippi Delta is being transformed by high tech and mind power. LONI is the change agent driving Transitional Convergence.
The LONI Equations : High Speed Networks + Distributed Parallel Processing + Innovative Minds = LONI x Applications = Economic Development
Bottom Line The Louisiana Optical Network Initiative is another example of the fact that : LOUISIANA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS !
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